Rooihoogte: The Maze

The cache is hidden in the Cape of Good Hope Nature Reserve (entry fee: R75 or use Wild Card) along the route from the Olifantsbos Road to Rooihoogte Summit cache (GC1WHH9) near the start of The Maze, one of two notable and named weathered rock formations in this area. The other, Dragon Rocks, is a little further up the trail. 

I was prompted to place a cache here as a) it is an interesting area and b) I had a cache with me which I had carried to the summit expecting to use it to replace the cache there which I thought may have been muggled according to a recent log. Fortunately it was still secure in its location so rather than return home with the replacement, I decided to place it in these rocks and geo-enhance this most enjoyable shortish and easily accessible route.  

These two caches may easily be combined with the nearby MnCo cache Rooihoogte Adjacent (GC2BK3E). For convenience and if two cars are available, you can leave one at the starting point for this cache and the other at the Smitswinkel South car parking area @ S34° 16.020 E018° 27.845. 

To reach the cache:

Park along the Olifantsbos Road (the first road to the right after entering the Reserve) @ S34° 15.853  E18° 26.095 and proceed along the clear trail heading east up to the cache area.

The cache, a small cylindrical tablet pot, is hidden just off the trail on a small ledge up in the rocks. 

Note: from the parking spot/trailhead the trail proceeds in the opposite direction across the road to Sirkelsvlei linking through to the Olifantsbos parking area with three other caches en route – again judicious positioning of cars would be very useful for this walk!